Infectious Disease Puscast #30

On episode #30 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 5/24 – 6/7/23.
Hosts: Daniel Griffin (parasiteswithoutborders.com) and Sara Dong
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Links for this episode • Foodborne illness outbreaks at retail food establishments (CDC)
• Donor-derived fulminant herpes simplex virus hepatitis after liver transplantation (TID)
• High-dose influenza vaccine is associated with reduced mortality among older adults with breakthrough influenza (CID)
• Letermovir vs valganciclovir for prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus in high-risk kidney transplant recipients (JAMA)
• Association between combination antibiotic therapy as opposed as monotherapy and outcomes of ICU patients with pneumonia (CC)
• Safety of Streptococcus pyogenes vaccines (CID)
• Meningococcal ACWYX conjugate vaccine in 2 to 29 year olds (NEJM)
• Orthopaedic surgical management of pressure-ulcer related pelvic osteomyelitis (OFID)
• On culture and blood cultures (CMI)
• Benchmarking of outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescribing (JPIDS)
• Outbreak of suspected fungal meningitis in US patients who underwent surgical procedures under epidural anesthesia (CDC)
• Risk of systemic fungal infections after exposure to wildfires (The Lancet)
• Giardia duodenalis and dysentery in Iron Age Jerusalem (Parastiology)
• Community water fluoridation levels to promote effectiveness and safety in oral health (CDC)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees (ronaldjenkees.com)